Silence...not static
So, it's been quiet around here, but with good reason.
Gencon came in August and it was playtest-tastic, then there were 4E Halls revisions, which went well into October and brought me to Novemeber, where I furiously hammered away on some posts until Thanksgiving.
Which brings us here...
I'm working on a conversion for Open Design, which should be cool. I'm trying to contribute to the three current Open Design projects, which is proving to be tougher than I thought, although the influx of new folks for the Azlant project has been....tough to adjust to and I don't get enough time to read the CoC rules the way I want to.
I'm also about to start up on Pathfinder project-- The Breaking of Forstor Nagar, so things should keep busy. That's been the best thing to keep in mind lately. Especially for anyone thinking of getting into writing and design-- this quote from Calvin Coolidge:
"Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
If I've got time to blog or regularly respond on boards, then I'd have time to write on a project...and projects are what keep things moving forward, not brilliant forum posts or blog entries...(well, maybe Chatty would argue differently on that point, but I would posit that a blog is a good way to perhaps get noticed and it might even offer a chance for some writing work, I'd rather be building a body of published material.) That's not to say you shouldn't have outlets-- I'm in two PbP games, I've got two regular home games. You've got to exercise those creative muscles, but you've also got to knuckle down and get writing.
For now, I'm back into the text mines. Those stories and projects won't write themselves.
-Ben.
Gencon came in August and it was playtest-tastic, then there were 4E Halls revisions, which went well into October and brought me to Novemeber, where I furiously hammered away on some posts until Thanksgiving.
Which brings us here...
I'm working on a conversion for Open Design, which should be cool. I'm trying to contribute to the three current Open Design projects, which is proving to be tougher than I thought, although the influx of new folks for the Azlant project has been....tough to adjust to and I don't get enough time to read the CoC rules the way I want to.
I'm also about to start up on Pathfinder project-- The Breaking of Forstor Nagar, so things should keep busy. That's been the best thing to keep in mind lately. Especially for anyone thinking of getting into writing and design-- this quote from Calvin Coolidge:
"Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
If I've got time to blog or regularly respond on boards, then I'd have time to write on a project...and projects are what keep things moving forward, not brilliant forum posts or blog entries...(well, maybe Chatty would argue differently on that point, but I would posit that a blog is a good way to perhaps get noticed and it might even offer a chance for some writing work, I'd rather be building a body of published material.) That's not to say you shouldn't have outlets-- I'm in two PbP games, I've got two regular home games. You've got to exercise those creative muscles, but you've also got to knuckle down and get writing.
For now, I'm back into the text mines. Those stories and projects won't write themselves.
-Ben.